Howmet (HWM) reported $2.05 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.2%. EPS of $0.91 for the same period compares to $0.67 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.24% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.99 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.87, the EPS surprise was +4.6%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Howmet performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Sales- Engine Products: $1.06 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.04 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.3%.
- Total Sales- Forged Wheels: $276 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $245.81 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.7%.
- Total Sales- Engineered Structures: $293 million versus $292.44 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.4% change.
- Total Sales- Fastening Systems: $431 million compared to the $420.33 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.4% year over year.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Engine Products: $349 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $336.08 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Forged Wheels: $76 million compared to the $64.74 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Engineered Structures: $62 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $61.93 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Fastening Systems: $126 million compared to the $129.03 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of Howmet have returned -0.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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